Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Research Shows It Is More Common, More Extreme
Jun 03, 2025
Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Research Shows It Is More Common, More Extreme
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The percentage of students with good attendance fell sharply between 2019 and 2023, while the share of chronically absent students more than doubled, offering further evidence of the pandemic’s shattering effect on the nation’s classrooms.
This morning, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 145 into law—an important step forward for charter school facility funding and transparency in local bond planning.
Littleton Independent
In recent years, STEM School Highlands Ranch has grown beyond the limits of its building — and the school is looking outside of Douglas County School District for an expansion.
Chalkbeat
A southern Colorado elementary school that backers have called “Colorado’s first public Christian school” has dropped its religious discrimination lawsuit against the state less than four months after filing it.
Colorado Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova visited GOAL High School’s Thornton Drop-In Center to learn more about the school’s personalized, relationship-focused approach to education.
